Creating bass and other sounds (SOUND GENERATOR)

You can use the synthesizer built into the SP-404MK2 to generate sounds.

You can also sample these generated sounds and assign them to the pads.

  1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button, and press the [RECORD SETTING] button.
  2. This enters the sound generator mode.
  3. Configure the parameters for the sound generator using the following controllers.

  4. Controller

    Parameter

    Value

    Explanation

    [CTRL 1] knob

    Type

    Sine 1, Sine 2, Cos 1, Cos 2, Saw, Saw+, Saw 2, Tri, Pulse, Pulse+, Noise 1, Noise 2

    Selects the synthesizer waveform (oscillator).

    [CTRL 2] knob

    Freq

    -36–+48

    Sets the waveform frequency.

    [CTRL 3] knob

    Level

    0–127

    Sets the waveform volume.

    [SHIFT] button + [CTRL 1] knob

    Pad Length

    1–256 (period),

    0.5–10 (seconds)

    Sets the length of the waveform that’s exported to a pad.

    [SHIFT] button + [CTRL 2] knob

    Duty Cycle

    0–100 (%)

    Sets the duty cycle of the waveform.

    [SHIFT] button + [CTRL 3] knob

    Balance

    L50–0–R50

    Sets the panning of the waveform.

    [VALUE] knob

    Turn the [VALUE] knob to select the parameter, and then press the [VALUE] knob to make the cursor switch to the value. At this time, you can turn the [VALUE] knob to select the parameter.

    SCALE

    Chrom–Penta m

    Sets the scale that’s used to play the sounds.

    NOTE

    C–B

    Sets the base note (root) of the scale.

    OCT

    -4–+12

    Sets the octave.

    ENV

    OFF–C2

    Sets the envelope.

    TUNE

    416.0–464.0 (Hz)

    This can adjust the pitch.

  5. Press pads [1]–[16].
  6. The synthesizer plays.

  7. MEMO

    In sound generator mode, the synthesizer can be played via note messages from a MIDI keyboard connected to the MIDI IN connector, a computer connected via USB, a DAW app running on an iOS device and so on.

  8. When doing this, you can use the following controllers.

  9. Controller

    Explanation

    [REMAIN] button

    Previews the bus to which the signal is sent.

    [SUB PAD] button

    Starts/stops the preview.

    [MARK] button

    Turns skip-back sampling on (when MARK Function is set to “SBS **”).

  10. Press the [REC] button to export the generated audio to the pad as audio data.
  11. Press pads [1]–[16] to select the save destination pad, and press the [REC] knob.
  12. The sample is saved to the pad you selected.